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SIGNIFICANCE FOR OLDER WOMEN
Established in 2011, the Global Alliance for
the Rights of Older People is a civil society movement born out of the need to
strengthen the rights and voice of older people globally.
The Alliance is the result of the
collaborative efforts of the nine organisations that currently form its
Steering Group:
·
International Network
for the Prevention of Elder Abuse (INPEA)
·
International
Longevity Centre (ILC) Global Alliance
·
International
Federation on Ageing (IFA)
·
International
Association of Homes and Services for the Ageing (IAHSA)
·
International
Association of Gerontology and Geriatrics (IAGG)
·
HelpAge
International
·
Global Action on
Ageing (GAA)
·
Age UK
·
AARP
Through its membership, the Alliance reaches
out to older people in all regions of the world to ensure their voices are
heard by United Nations (UN) and its member states nationally, as well as
regionally and internationally, through UN institutions, UN Commissions and the
UN General Assembly.
The Global Alliance for the Rights of Older
People supports the creation of new international and regional human rights
instruments as powerful tools for strengthening the rights of older people.
The Alliance is committed to building national-level
capacity to work towards more effective human rights instruments for older
people.
Open-ended Working Group on Ageing
The Global Alliance for the Rights of Older People
fully supports the efforts of UN member states to look more closely at how to
strengthen the rights of older people globally.
We believe that for this process to be
meaningful, older people themselves must be fully involved to voice their own
concerns.
We strongly advocate for the UN General
Assembly to continue to support the Open-ended Working Group on Ageing and
secure the necessary resources to ensure: full member state participation;
research to better understand the most effective ways of protecting older
people’s rights; and the active participation of older people and civil society
groups interested in the security of future generations.
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To get involved, register your interest with the Global Alliance
at: www.rightsalliance.org